decremento

decrease, decrement

noun deh-kreh-MEN-toh Rare

Origin: From Latin decrementum, from decrescere 'to decrease'.

Usage Note

Decremento is always masculine and is the formal or technical antonym of incremento (increase). It appears in statistics, economics, and computing: un decremento del 5% (a 5% decrease). In everyday speech Italians prefer diminuzione or calo. The pair incremento/decremento is used consistently in formal reports and technical writing.

Examples

"Si registra un decremento delle nascite negli ultimi anni."

Natural Translation

A decrease in births has been recorded in recent years.

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